According to the Israeli ambassador in Washington, a cease-fire agreement to put an end to hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, which is located in Lebanon, might be concluded in a matter of days.
On Monday, Ambassador Mike Herzog told Israeli Army Radio that there were still issues to resolve and that the government had to consent to any arrangement. However, he stated that a deal is imminent and may be finalized in a matter of days.
The Israeli demand to reserve the right to take action in the event that Hezbollah breaches its responsibilities under the new agreement is one of the outstanding difficulties. The agreement aims to drive Israeli soldiers and Hezbollah out of southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah is accused by Israel of violating a U.N. resolution that had identical conditions and ended the 2006 war between the two groups. Israel is also worried that if Hezbollah retains a significant presence in southern Lebanon, it may launch a cross-border offensive from there that would resemble Hamas. According to Lebanon, Israel also broke the 2006 resolution. Even when there is no active combat, Lebanon worries about naval ships and military aircraft entering its country.
It’s unclear if Lebanon would accept the request.
A bulldozer removes the rubble in front of a destroyed building that was hit Sunday night in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Following discussions between the parties last week by a top U.S. envoy in an attempt to finalize a deal, there is now hope for a deal.
After a Hamas raid on southern Israel on October 8, 2023, Hezbollah launched an attack on Israel, sparking a conflict that lasted for more than a year. With significant Israeli bombings in Lebanon and a subsequent Israeli ground invasion into the southern part of the nation, that turned into a full-scale conflict in September.
Hezbollah has launched thousands of missiles, including about 250 on Sunday, into Israeli towns and cities.
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Israeli forces killed two individuals in the occupied West Bank, including a 13-year-old, according to Palestinian sources.
Jerusalem Israeli forces murdered two individuals in the occupied West Bank, including a 13-year-old, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
According to the Israeli military, the two threw explosives at troops overnight in the vicinity of the Palestinian town of Yabad, and the troops opened fire in retaliation.
The two were named by the Health Ministry as Ahmad Zayd, 20, and Mohammed Hamarsheh, 13. Details on the circumstances of their deaths were not revealed.
It was the most recent massacre to occur in the West Bank, which has seen a spike in violence during the 13-month conflict in Gaza. Nearly 800 individuals have been killed, including more than 160 who were under the age of 18, according to the Health Ministry.
Many Palestinians have been murdered in clashes with the Israeli soldiers, but there have also been deaths from rock-throwing Palestinians and non-combatant individuals. Since the start of the war in Gaza, Palestinian attacks on Israelis in the West Bank have also increased.
The Israeli government mandates that public organizations cease placing advertisements in the daily Haaretz.
Jerusalem Since Haaretz is renowned for its critical coverage of Israel’s operations in the Palestinian territories, the Israeli government has ordered all public entities to cease placing advertisements in the newspaper.
After the publisher of Haaretz demanded sanctions against Israel and referred to Palestinian militants as freedom fighters, Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi announced on Sunday that the cabinet had accepted his suggestion.
We support freedom of expression and the press, but we also support the government’s right to refuse to support incitement against the State of Israel. Karhi posted on X, a social media site.
Comparing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dictatorial dictators in other nations, Noa Landau, deputy editor of Haaretz, accused Netanyahu of trying to stifle critical and independent media.
Investigative journalism and opinion pieces critical of Israel’s continuous half-century occupation of territories the Palestinians desire for a future state are frequently published by Haaretz.
At a time when the majority of local media favor the war and mostly overlook the suffering of Palestinian people, it has also been critical of Israel’s military behavior in Gaza.
Amos Schocken, the publisher of Haaretz, claimed in a speech last month in London that Israel has imposed a harsh apartheid rule on the Palestinians and is fighting Palestinian liberation fighters whom Israel labels terrorists.
He then said in a statement that he had changed his mind about what he had said.
He wrote on X, “Just so you know, Hamas are not freedom fighters.” I should have stated that it is not legitimate to use terrorism. I should have said that.
Iran’s supreme leader believes that Netanyahu ought to get a death sentence.
United Arab Emirates’ DUBAI The supreme leader of Iran has advocated for the death penalty for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to his involvement in the ongoing conflicts against Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
Speaking to members of the Basij, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard’s all-volunteer branch, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the comments on Monday.
In his remarks, Khamenei cited the International Criminal Court’s ruling to issue an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, Israel’s former defense minister.
It is a war crime, not a victory, what the Zionist regime perpetrated in Gaza and Lebanon. They have now issued an arrest warrant for them. This is insufficient! According to statements released by the state-run IRNA news agency, Khamenei stated. The death penalty must be applied on Netanyahu and the other criminal leaders of this system.
Death sentences are not imposed at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Khamenei further asserted that after the conflict, the terrorist organizations in Iran’s self-declared Axis of Resistance, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Palestine, will be more powerful.
He told the idiots that hitting hospitals and homes in Gaza and Lebanon is not a triumph. The enemy is not and will not be victorious in Gaza and Lebanon.
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